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Plastering Production Rates

Construction Man-hour Norms

Solid Plaster
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
Render for wall tiling, cement and sand in one coat 13mm (0.5 in) thick0.20 mhr/m2 - 0.019 mhr/ft20.10 mhr/m2 - 0.009 mhr/ft2
Cement Render

One Coat, 13mm Thick

DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
Walls0.25 mhr/m2 - 0.023 mhr/ft20.11 mhr/m2 - 0.010 mhr/ft2
Soffits0.28 mhr/m2 - 0.026 mhr/ft20.11 mhr/m2 - 0.010 mhr/ft2
Columns0.42 mhr/m2 - 0.039 mhr/ft20.18 mhr/m2 - 0.017 mhr/ft2
Beams0.42 mhr/m2 - 0.039 mhr/ft20.18 mhr/m2 - 0.017 mhr/ft2
Hardwall Plaster

Two Coats, 16mm Thick

DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
Walls0.42 mhr/m2 - 0.039 mhr/ft20.18 mhr/m2 - 0.017 mhr/ft2
Soffits0.50 mhr/m2 - 0.046 mhr/ft20.20 mhr/m2 - 0.019 mhr/ft2
Columns0.55 mhr/m2 - 0.051 mhr/ft20.25 mhr/m2 - 0.023 mhr/ft2
Beams0.55 mhr/m2 - 0.051 mhr/ft20.25 mhr/m2 - 0.023 mhr/ft2
Skim coat hardwall plaster on soffits0.22 mhr/m2 - 0.020 mhr/ft20.08 mhr/m2 - 0.007 mhr/ft2
Ornamental Plasterwork
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
Plaster cove0.15 mhr/m - 0.046 mhr/ft
Plaster nosing0.15 mhr/m - 0.046 mhr/ft

Plastering Production Rates

Browning

Undercoat

DescriptionSlowAveFast
Internal Walls under 2.5m high2.2 m²/hr - 23.68 ft²/hr2.8 m²/hr - 30.14 ft²/hr3.1 m²/hr - 33.37 ft²/hr
Internal Walls over 2.5m high2.1 m²/hr - 22.60 ft²/hr2.6 m²/hr - 27.99 ft²/hr2.8 m²/hr - 30.14 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns <100mm9.9 m²/hr - 106.56 ft²/hr10.0 m²/hr - 107.64 ft²/hr10.1 m²/hr - 108.72 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns 100–200mm5.2 m²/hr - 55.97 ft²/hr5.4 m²/hr - 58.13 ft²/hr6.4 m²/hr - 68.89 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns 200–300mm3.3 m²/hr - 35.52 ft²/hr3.6 m²/hr - 38.75 ft²/hr3.9 m²/hr - 41.98 ft²/hr
Covings
DescriptionSlowAveFast
Covings5.0 m/hr - 16.40 ft/hr
Skimming (Topcoat)
DescriptionSlowAveFast
Internal Walls under 2.5m high6.1 m²/hr - 65.66 ft²/hr6.7 m²/hr - 72.12 ft²/hr7.3 m²/hr - 78.58 ft²/hr
Internal Walls over 2.5m high5.5 m²/hr - 59.20 ft²/hr6.1 m²/hr - 65.66 ft²/hr6.7 m²/hr - 72.12 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns <100mm12.6 m²/hr - 135.63 ft²/hr13.8 m²/hr - 148.54 ft²/hr15.4 m²/hr - 165.77 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns 100–200mm7.7 m²/hr - 82.88 ft²/hr8.3 m²/hr - 89.34 ft²/hr9.8 m²/hr - 105.49 ft²/hr
Reveals/Columns 200–300mm4.5 m²/hr - 48.44 ft²/hr5.0 m²/hr - 53.82 ft²/hr5.5 m²/hr - 59.20 ft²/hr
Ceilings
DescriptionSlowAveFast
Plaster Board to Ceilings3.2 m²/hr - 34.44 ft²/hr4.5 m²/hr - 48.44 ft²/hr5.5 m²/hr - 59.20 ft²/hr
Plastering Ceilings, 1 Bonding + 1 Skimming1.1 m²/hr - 11.84 ft²/hr1.7 m²/hr - 18.30 ft²/hr2.4 m²/hr - 25.83 ft²/hr
Plastering Ceilings, Topcoat Skimming2.7 m²/hr - 29.06 ft²/hr3.2 m²/hr - 34.44 ft²/hr5.4 m²/hr - 58.13 ft²/hr
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